Lake Navajo Water Database

Navajo Lake, San Juan River, Fly Fishing

Lake Navajo




Water Summary
Today is day 125 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 34% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6033.18 on Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Feb 1, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 51.82 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )

By content, Lake Navajo is 58.42% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 215,392 acre feet

This is 186.97% of the average of 115,203 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 93,451 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 114,181 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 121,941 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 307.71% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 108.83% of the avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is down -4.56 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 0.52 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is down -0.30 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Mon, Feb 02, 2026
6033.18
-0.04
990,805
192
383
52.7
30.0
Sun, Feb 01, 2026
6033.22
-0.02
991,203
265
356
53.1
29.3
Sat, Jan 31, 2026
6033.24
-0.02
991,402
266
357
47.1
26.4
Fri, Jan 30, 2026
6033.26
-0.03
991,601
215
357
46.2
25.5
Thu, Jan 29, 2026
6033.29
-0.02
991,900
239
330
44.6
26.2
Wed, Jan 28, 2026
6033.31
-0.04
992,100
110
302
44.1
25.0
Tue, Jan 27, 2026
6033.35
-0.03
992,498
160
302
42.8
20.1
Mon, Jan 26, 2026
6033.38
-0.01
992,798
260
302
37.4
20.1
Sun, Jan 25, 2026
6033.39
-0.03
992,897
160
302
38.7
24.1
Sat, Jan 24, 2026
6033.42
-0.02
993,197
214
306
40.1
31.1
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
6033.44
-0.01
993,396
260
302
43.9
29.8
Thu, Jan 22, 2026
6033.45
-0.01
993,496
260
302
41.9
27.0
Wed, Jan 21, 2026
6033.46
-0.02
993,596
224
316
45.7
25.5
Tue, Jan 20, 2026
6033.48
-0.03
993,795
177
320
45.7
24.3
Averages of List
6033.35
-0.02
992,477
214.4
324.1
44.6
26.0

Averages for February 2nd

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6048.34
-15.16
1,215,862
339.87
722.83
43.97
22.42
All-Time
6034.58
-1.4
1,111,253
368.45
830.19
43.97
22.42

Last 10 February 2nd's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sun, Feb 02, 2025
6037.74
-4.56
1,037,052
214
360
58.4
28.6
Fri, Feb 02, 2024
6042.58
-9.40
1,088,066
481
362
44.4
35.2
Thu, Feb 02, 2023
6017.78
15.40
846,524
227
351
39.7
20.5
Wed, Feb 02, 2022
6019.14
14.04
858,523
327
408
37.0
17.0
Tue, Feb 02, 2021
6035.38
-2.20
1,063,704
178
380
58.0
38.0
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
6056.72
-23.54
1,306,655
256
487
n/a
n/a
Sat, Feb 02, 2019
6015.26
17.92
868,448
153
280
n/a
n/a
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
6052.42
-19.24
1,254,263
548
658
61.0
35.0
Thu, Feb 02, 2017
6056.65
-23.47
1,305,788
1143
1132
50.0
27.0
Tue, Feb 02, 2016
6063.78
-30.60
1,396,628
422
336
28.0
18.0
Averages of List
6039.72
-6.54
1,102,314
404
519
47.0
23.0


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Navajo Dam, NM
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Farmington, NM Weather
Water data sourced from: Lake Navajo Source Data
Weather forecast for Navajo Dam, NM
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